Dover Intermediate School K-Kids assembled more than 200 bags filled with a variety of toiletries to donate to St. Patrick’s Hunger Center in Cleveland. About 2,000 sample-sized and hotel toiletries were collected by DIS K-Kids, Westlake Kiwanis and St. Ladislas parish in Westlake. Thirty-eight students met after school to assemble the bags with the help of the Westlake High ... Read More »
Dover, Hilliard and Holly Lane Elementary Schools joined Dover Intermediate School in “planting” pinwheels on their front lawns in celebration of International Day of Peace 2014 on Sept. 21. Pinwheels are labeled with students’ names and were created in art classes. The pinwheels are meant to create a visual public statement about peace. Read More »
On Thursday, September 11 members of the Rotary Club of Westlake-Bay Village had the privilege of serving dinner at the Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake. Ames House, owned by Hospice of the Western Reserve, offers comfort care for seriously ill people and their loved ones in peaceful setting. In fulfilling its mission of service, Rotary members served over 70 ... Read More »
Slick Willie Sutton, a famous 20th Century bank robber who spent half his life in jail and reportedly stole more than $2 million, once stated he robbed banks because “that is where the money is.” Westlake Police ran across a lesser alleged thief last week who used the same mantra. “He stated that he steals in Westlake ‘because that’s where ... Read More »
On Tues. Sept. 23, the traffic pattern in the Bradley-Detroit Rds. intersection widening work zone will change. No northbound traffic on Bradley Rd. will be permitted through the intersection. Southbound traffic will not be affected. This restriction should last through Sept. 27. Use Cedarwood Dr. as a detour. See the detour map attached. Read More »
More than 50 school districts throughout Ohio are releasing a comprehensive, community‐oriented companion to the State’s School District Report Card. Called a “Quality Profile,” the report includes additional accountability measures that better define a high quality education and are not included in the state’s report. The Quality Profile examines the elements of a high quality public education, as defined by ... Read More »
It was Man vs. Beasts in Westlake’s Police Blotter this week. Who act worse? Humans or animals? You be the judge. Animal antics: 5-6 chickens flew the coop and were scurrying around a Melibee Dr. man’s front lawn on Sept. 5 at 6:24 p.m.. The home roost of these yardbirds could not be determined by the patrolman; the Animal Control ... Read More »
Most people are in a hurry to bond out of jail after an OVI arrest. Not this 49-year-old Bay Village woman, who elected not to call a sober adult to come get her. Why not? Westlake Police report she wanted to “get the full experience” and spent the night in jail after her 11:08 p.m. arrest on Aug. 29. She ... Read More »
American Greetings celebrated its Westlake ground-breaking in festive fashion last week. Company executives joined with Westlake civic officials in welcoming hundreds of guests to the site of the company’s new world headquarters at Crocker Park. The Aug. 27 event was a celebration for all in the American Greetings family of associates and their business partners. Food trucks lined the perimeter ... Read More »
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